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The Alliance Bound for Macau

Philadelphia, June 13, 1787

Robert Morris, half-owner of the Empress of China, purchased the Alliance for $26,000 in Philadelphia in May, 1785. A 36-gun U.S. Navy Frigate, many members of the U.S. Congress wished to keep her, as she was the last remaining ship in the postwar U.S. Navy.

Morris outfitted her for China trade, and she departed Philadelphia on June 13, 1787, from the foot of Chestnut Street. Above the roofs on the left can be seen the dome of Market House and, to its right, the spire of Christ Church which still stands in modern Philadelphia.

Alliance reached Macau on December 23, and returned to Philadelphia on September 17, 1788.

23 x 29.5 in. lithograph - 275 edition (remarques available)